Hockey Participant Turns into First Black Captain In Boston College’s Historical past

Hockey defenseman Marshall Warren proudly delayed turning professional when he turned the primary Black participant at Boston School to be named captain on the hockey group on the NCAA Division I college.

In April 2019, he turned the primary Black participant within the school’s 100-year hockey historical past.

Warren, 21, was chosen by the Minnesota Wild within the sixth spherical (No. 166) of the 2019 NHL Draft.

In an interview with Nationwide Hockey League workers author William Douglas, Warren says turning into a group captain has at all times been a objective of his at BU.

“Being named captain meant the world to me, particularly at a spot like Boston School. It’s at all times been a objective of mine to be a frontrunner and to be a captain at Boston School. When the chance arrived, it was so laborious to go up,” Warren mentioned in his interview.

Many consider the four-year school expertise will profit the 21-year-old earlier than he heads to the NHL.

“‘The draft is one factor, however it’s what you do after the draft,’” Warren recalled throughout his interview of what Minnesota Wild basic supervisor Invoice Guerin informed him.

Warren was amongst 17 gamers from USA Hockey’s Nationwide Workforce Growth Program Below-18 group who have been chosen within the 2019 draft.

He added throughout his interview, that he doesn’t really feel pressured to hurry turning into professional as he now prepares for his senior season at Boston School.

Warren will now carry over this historic accomplishment into his subsequent life’s journey within the NHL.

In line with School Hockey Inc., school gamers who appeared in no less than one NHL sport final season, 136 of the 349 performed no less than three years of school, whereas 100 performed all 4 years.

Throughout 31 NHL franchises, there are 713 whole gamers on lively rosters at any given time. In a report by WDET in Detroit, there have been solely 43 gamers of coloration.